surveillance

As part of our investigation into automated decision making in the welfare system, we are interested in hearing from anyone who may have been subject to an unfair automated decision in their Universal Credit application. If you have been affected, please email us: info@bigbrotherwatch.org.uk If you would like find out how your information is being […]

DOES HMRC HAVE YOUR VOICE ID? Big Brother Watch expects HMRC to delete its giant database of voice IDs – but at the very least, it must publish accessible information as to how individuals can easily and securely have their voiceprint deleted. The ICO is now investigating this issue. However, if you want to take […]

In January, we highlighted how new efforts to combat counterfeit goods could mean a huge degree of monitoring of internet connections. Under the proposed Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) we warned that the implications of the law would force ISPs to police everything that their customers did online or be held liable for any illegal activity […]

In an unprecedented step that will see Britain adopt the same kind of surveillance as China and Iran, police and intelligence officers are to be handed powers to monitor people’s messages online. The plans have been described as an “attack on the privacy” of a vast number of Britons by the Independent and have attracted […]

Something controversial to start the day: I do not find Dad's Army particularly funny. But does that make me un-British? According to UK Border Control, it does: From the Independent: Mohamed Nur, 26, was stopped at Heathrow airport in June after returning from a holiday in Dubai. He was held for nine hours and forced […]